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QN506
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QN506
AB RB SB
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Description

The QN506, officially nicknamed the "New King of Land Warfare" (新陆战之王) during the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow, is a defense product based on the ZTZ59's chassis with a new 30 mm turret system and missile systems, as well as sporting the latest TVD cameras for the crews of the vehicle. Marketed as a competitor for the Russian BMPT and aimed for urban battles/counter-guerrilla operations, the vehicle has yet to secure orders from overseas customers.

Introduced during Update "Sky Guardians" as one of the main rewards for the "Repair Factory" event, the QN506 is the first to introduce fire-and-forget missiles for ground vehicles. While the protection and mobility are mostly identical to the ZTZ59 which its chassis is based on, the 24 guided munitions and 30 mm cannon can certainly make both aerial and ground targets have a very bad day.

General info

Survivability and armour

ERA
Effective action against the cumulative ammunition
Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
LWS
Notifies about the vehicle's exposure to laser emissions
Armourfront / side / back
Hull100 / 80 / 45
Turret25 / 25 / 25
Crew3 people
Visibility200 %

The QN506 is based on the chassis of the ZTZ59 with additional ERA and rubber side skirts. To fit the new combat compartment, the QN506 has a heightened compartment with additional 30 mm plates, as well as sporting a ZPT99G turret in the center of the hull. Unlike what most players would have expected, the combat compartment is isolated from the crew compartment (that is, the turret is unmanned), so any shots on the turret will very likely disable the guns or the turret system altogether but the crew is very likely left unharmed. Since they are now placed at the front in a tandem configuration (with the driver slightly offset from the remaining crew), any shots for the centre mass will likely knock the vehicle out right away.

The flat frontal plate and the fragile unmanned turret are huge weak spots that can get penetrated by autocannons and disable QN506 to fight back. The ERAs on the upper glacis could help QN506 survive a few shots from HEATFS, yet it's still far from capable to stop any tandem ATGM or large-calibre APFSDS around its BR from killing the whole crew. The ATGM launchers mounted on each side of its unmanned turret are vulnerable to overpressure damage. Sometimes, a dozen of rounds from autocannon could detonate those launchers and knock out the whole crew.

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
  • High hardness rolled armour (additional armour plates, missile racks)
  • ERA (hull front)
  • Rubber-fabric screens (side skirts)
  • Structural steel (Slat armour)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 30 + 10 mm (29°) Top
100 mm (60°) Upper glacis
100 mm (48-61°) Lower glacis
30 mm Top
80 mm Bottom
30 mm Top
45 mm Bottom
30 mm Front
20 mm Rear
Turret 25.4 mm
25.4 mm Gun mantlet
25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring
25.4 mm
25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring
25.4 mm
25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring
25.4 mm
Explosive reactive armour Front (Slope angle)
Hull Upper glacis(62°, 66°):
120 mm Kinetic/ 370 mm Chemical

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 15 mm thick.
  • Side skirts are 5 mm thick.
  • Additional armour plates are 10 mm thick.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB56 / 9 km/h
RB and SB51 / 8 km/h
Number of gears5 forward
1 back
Weight30.0 t
Engine power
AB992 hp
RB and SB520 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB33.1 hp/t
RB and SB17.3 hp/t

The QN506 retains the 12V150L engine identical to the ZTZ59s; most tanks at its rank have at least 800 hp which also means QN506 will not be the first one to reach the frontline and makes it challenging to flank enemies effectively.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 56 9 30 806 992 26.87 33.07
Realistic 51 8 460 520 15.33 17.33

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB3 474 → 5 815 Sl icon.png
RB3 327 → 5 569 Sl icon.png
SB4 434 → 7 422 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications207 500 Rp icon.png
345 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 800 Ge icon.png
Crew training200 000 Sl icon.png
Experts710 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 100 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 080 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
140 / 170 / 220 % Sl icon.png
232 / 232 / 232 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
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Tracks
Research:
15 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
23 000 Sl icon.png
520 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Research:
4 500 Rp icon.png
Cost:
23 000 Sl icon.png
520 Ge icon.png
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Research:
2 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods tank reinforcement cn.png
Crew Replenishment
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Research:
15 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
23 000 Sl icon.png
520 Ge icon.png
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods airstrike.png
Airstrike
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods scouting.png
Improved optics
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods scout streak.png
Scout UAV
Research:
7 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
250 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods smoke screen.png
Smoke grenade
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
30mm_2a42_APDS_ammo_pack
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
30mm_2a42_APDS_FS_ammo_pack
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mods thermal sight.png
NVD
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mods counterMeasures.png
LWS/LR
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png

Armaments

Laser rangefinder
Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder
Night vision device
Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.
Thermal imager
Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

30 mm ZPZ02 cannon
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition200 rounds
Belt capacity100 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
1.3 → 1.0 s
Fire rate330 shots/min
Vertical guidance-5° / 52°
Main article: ZPZ02 (30 mm)

China introduced the 2A72 alongside the turret of the BMP-3 in 1993, and reverse-engineering was completed by the late 1990s. The standalone gun was named ZPZ02 while the lightweight turret housing this gun is named ZPT99 instead, a special case among PLA naming conventions. Unlike its Russian counterpart, NORINCO developed APFSDS for the gun, giving more options and better odds of penetrating enemy targets.

The QN506 can only bring 2 belts of ammo in total into the battle. Each belt contains 100 rounds, and the ammo type of those two must be different (except the default one). These features force players to conserve their ammo and use it wisely.

30 mm ZPZ02 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 200 (100) 330 -5°/+52° ±180° Two-plane __._ __._ __._ __._ __._ _.__ _.__ _.__ _.__
Realistic __._ __._ __._ __._ __._

Ammunition

  • Default: APDS · HEF-I* · APDS · HEF-I* - You may bring 2 belts of this ammo, unlike the others. Unfortunately, half the rounds in this belt are pretty useless against both tanks and planes, while the 30 mm HEF-I doesn't have proximity fuze. It is suggested to research other more useful ammo as soon as possible.
  • 30 mm HE: HEF-I* · APDS · HEF-I* · HEF-I* - This ammo type focuses on AA role as it contains more HEF-I compared to the default one. However, the absence of proximity fuze and relatively low amount of projectile density decrease its performance.
  • 30 mm APDS: APDS · APDS · APDS · APDS - This one is a full APDS belt which may do decent damage against lightly-armoured vehicles. However, its performance dramatically decreases by sloped armour and the enemy's angling tactic. Hence, you have to aim at the flat side of the enemy MBTs or it won't do much damage.
  • 30 mm APDS-FS: APFSDS · APFSDS · APFSDS - This one is a full APFSDS belt with the best performance of penetration. This belt has around 100 mm of penetration at point blank and can go through the side armour of most vehicles it may confront. Note that most MBTs around this BR still have sufficient thickness of lower glacis armour to stop the rounds. Aim at the breech and barrel of enemy MBTs when you can't catch their sides.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
HEF-I* 8 7 6 5 4 3
APDS 85 84 81 77 74 70
APFSDS 102 99 94 88 81 75
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
HEF-I* 960 0.39 0.1 0.1 75.46 79° 80° 81°
APDS 1,180 0.29 - - - 75° 78° 80°
APFSDS 1,190 0.13 - - - 78° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
5th
rack empty
6th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
2 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Additional armament

QN201DD
Ammunition20 rounds
Belt capacity20 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
26.0 → 20.0 s
Fire rate120 shots/min
Vertical guidance-5° / 30°
Fire on the moveup to 6 km/h
Main article: QN201DD

The 20 smaller tubes on the launcher are laser-guided QN201DD missiles. This armament is considered the secondary gun of the QN506. Marketed as an "multipurpose economical missile" by Guide Infrared, it might not have the penetration to handle MBTs at its rank with ERA or composite armour, but 20 of them are more than enough to take out light vehicles straight away or MBTs from the sides or sometimes the lower glacis. Awkwardly, the QN201DD can be disrupted by IRCM, so you might have to destroy enemy IRCM with autocannon before launching QN201DDs.

Besides of anti-tank role, this ATGM is also capable to do a temporary job as a surface-to-air missile. It has a 4 km of effective firing range and 450 m/s of peak speed. Unlike SACLOS missiles, the QN201DD has an acceptable turning rate and flies very stably. With the tracking radar and proper guidance, it may get a direct hit on careless helicopters and jets. Still, it's not an orthodox SAM which usually has a proximity fuze or decent maximum overload. You cannot guide multiple QN201DDs at once or launch it on the move, either.

QN201DD missile
Capacity (Belt) Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer
20 (20) - - -

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
QN201DD ATGM 200 200 200 200 200 200
Missile details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
(m/s)
Range
(m)
Projectile
mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
QN201DD ATGM 450 4,000 7 0.05 0.1 750 80° 82° 90°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
5th
rack empty
6th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
1 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Additional armament

QN502CDD
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition4 rounds
Belt capacity4 rounds
Fire rate120 shots/min
Vertical guidance-5° / 30°
Main article: QN502CDD

The 4 larger tubes on the missile launcher box house the fire-and-forget QN502CDD missiles with a tandem warhead. This armament is considered the special gun of the QN506. QN502CDD is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance. It takes a top attack flight profile against the target with some distance and will fly directly toward the nearby one. Not only can their 1,000 mm penetration easily destroy enemy ground vehicles hit behind cover thanks to its unique trajectory, but the missile can also lock onto aerial targets from some distance - the missile will very likely take them out if the target is unaware of the missile flying straight to them. Unlike the ordinary IF missile, the QN502CDD is quite resistant to flares and HIRSS. It can also lock the aircraft in instant within 8 km of effective range without triggering MAW.

Despite its brilliant firepower, the QN502CDD is quite challenging to use in practice. The awful -5 degree of depression angle dramatically limits its usage as an ATGM carrier. It requires more than half the body of the enemy vehicle exposed in your gunner's sight to get a successful lock, which is rare in most situations. It also has a slow peak speed of 205 m/s and mediocre tracking that most enemy helicopters with proper vigilance can easily evade with a roll. Besides, since you cannot decide which place the missile should hit, you might have to spam them when you accidentally have a close-quarters battle with the enemy MBTs and pray they will hit the right spot and neutralize your enemy.

When fighting in hilly maps, it's suggested that you should rise your gun a bit before launching the QN502CDD, or it might crash into obstacles before its climbing stage. The lock will remain as it is inside a 90° arc from your gun sight.

QN502CDD missile
Capacity (Belt) Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer
4 (4) - - -

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
QN502CDD ATGM (tandem) 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Missile details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
(m/s)
Range
(m)
Projectile
mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (kg)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
QN502CDD ATGM (tandem) 205 20,000 16.2 0.4 0.1 1.39 80° 82° 90°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
5th
rack empty
6th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
1 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

Ammunition1 000 rounds
Belt capacity250 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate700 shots/min
Main article: Type 86 (7.62 mm)

The 7.62 mm MG is only effective against light vehicles with open compartments. It takes an awkward position since every else armament on this vehicle can do a better job than it from all aspects, so it will only be useful when you want to conserve your valuable ammo. It can still be used to ping targets or to destroy minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

7.62 mm Type 86
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 1,000 (250) 700 - -

Radar

As a light tank, the QN506 uses an electro-optical targeting system to help it fight aerial targets. This equipment won't trigger the LWS of the locked hostile aircraft, increasing the anti-air capability of the QN506 to both guide the QN201DD and fire your autocannon with accurate leading. However, you still have to manually find aerial targets due to the absence of a search radar.

Electro-Optical Target Tracking Radar
Maximum
Tracking
Range
Minimum
Tracking
Range
Azimuth Tracking
Angle
Elevation Tracking
Angle
Minimum
target speed
8,000 m __ m ±__ -__°/+__° __ m/s (__ km/h)

Usage in battles

As currently the highest BR light tank in China tech tree, the QN506 carries many lethal weapons to use in battles. The QN506 is a great predator to slay light vehicles and helicopters. However, you're also very vulnerable to enemy firepower due to your fragile turret and volatile ATGM launchers. Besides, the QN506 lacks any efficient measure to kill a MBT from the front except for its uncontrollable QN502CDD missiles. Far from the expectation of many players, the QN506 doesn't have advantage in hilly maps. The top-attacking QN502CDD can't lock the enemy with a tiny part of the vehicle exposed. The underperforming engine and mediocre depression also limit its capability to flank and maneuver across the maps.

With the electro-optical targeting system, the QN506 is capable to shoot down helicopters and careless jets with its powerful weapons. However, all of its armaments lack proximity fuze to be a professional SPAA. On occasion, you may use QN502CDD to hunt helicopters when they sneak attack your team and immediately hide behind hills.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • 4 fire-and-forget IR missiles have high penetration (1000mm) and long range
  • 20 beam-riding missiles for taking out enemy targets from the sides
  • High-definition TVD cameras and retractable CITV
  • Opto-electronic tracker for taking out aerial targets
  • Sufficiently fast turret traverse speed

Cons:

  • Rather low mobility as a light tank at its rank
  • Insufficient protection against common rounds at its rank
  • Relatively huge as a "light tank"
  • QN201DD has insufficient penetration for targets with composite armour/ERA
  • Low RoF for the autocannon
  • Slow -7km/h reverse speed and poor -5° gun depression

History

The story of how an opto-electronical equipment manufacturer entered the arms trade sector (the first listed private-sector company to do so) traces back to Huang Li (黄立), who quit his position from Hubei Electricity Experiment Institute (湖北省电力试验研究所) in 1999 and had established Guide Infrared with his savings less than a year before. His company was quite involved in the SARS pandemic due to the dramatic rise in demand of thermometers: although he found French thermal sensors very effective, US sanctions on such sensors to Mainland China were issued in 2008, so the company invested billions of CNY to develop domestic thermal sensors and the company overcame this challenge by the late-2010s. Meanwhile, Guide Infrared also earned the certificate to research and manufacture ordnance in 2014 and established a missile institute in 2017; they also acquired a factory with non-lethal munition product line and started research on complete weapon systems. [1]

During the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow, there was an uncommon product in the Guide Military (subsidy of Wuhan Guide Infrared 武汉高德红外股份有限公司) showroom - a vehicle with 24 visible missiles onboard and sporting a 30 mm autocannon on a ZTZ59 chassis. As the visitors took a closer look to this vehicle, the name "QN506" and "New King of Land Warfare" (新陆战之王) came into the eyes of observers.

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See also

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References


China light tanks
Type 63  Object 211 · Type 63 · ZTS63
Type 62  Type 62
WZ551  ZSL92 · PTL02 · WMA301
ZBL08  ZLT11
Type 86  ZBD86
WZ502  ZBD04A
ROC  M41D · M64
Type 59  QN506
USA  ␗M8 LAC · ␗M3A3 Stuart · ␗M3A3 (1st PTG) · ␗M5A1 · ␗M24 · ␗M18 GMC · ␗M41A3
USSR  ␗T-26 · T-26 No.531 · ␗PT-76